National Weather Service's SkyWarn Program Trains Citizen Scientists

Hear the report by Jacqueline Froelich with Fayetteville station KUAF.

Volunteers at a recent Sky Warn meeting in Ozark, Arkansas.

Credit Jacqueline Froelich / KUAF

With an increase in the potential for severe weather in the Spring, the National Weather Service is holding training programs in Arkansas to educate citizens on how they can serve as severe weather spotters.

Jacqueline Froelich with Fayetteville station KUAF sat in on a training session on the Sky Warn program and has details on the valuable information it provides to forecasters.